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elephant "Gunda" not having been on the stand during- the sea- 

 son. In 1906 Gunda earned, as a riding animal, $646.50. Since 

 he first went on the stand, including the year 1906, he has earned 

 more than enough to cover his original cost, $2,500. The pony 

 equipment was maintained as heretofore, and this item showed 

 a satisfactory increase over last year. 



Gate Receipts. — The receipts from admissions at the gates on 

 closed days (Mondays and Thursdays) have shown yearly in- 

 creases since the opening of the Park. The receipts from this 

 source for the first year that the Park was open, 1900, were 

 $1,869.35. These figures have gradually gone up until in 1907 

 they reached the sum of $8,248.65. 



DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING. 

 George M. Beerbower, C.E. 



As an illustration of both the extent and variety of the activi- 

 ties of our Civil Engineer during the year 1907, the following 

 statement is of interest : 



For the first work of the year lines and grades were estab- 

 lished and batter-boards erected for the copings and fences of 

 the westerly yards of the Small-Deer House. This was im- 

 mediately followed by the engineering work necessary on the 

 drainage of the yards, the adjacent walks, and the fences of the 

 remodeled yards for the mountain goats and white-tailed deer. 



In connection with the construction work of the Ground Im- 

 provement force, the following new walks were surveyed and 

 staked out to show lines and elevations : 



From the Boston Road and i8oth Street to the Boat House. 



From the Boston Road to west front of Boat House, and boat 

 platform. 



From the Boston Road entrance plaza to the new Public Com- 

 fort Building. 



From the entrance plaza to the Fallow Deer Range. 



From the Lion House, past the Elephant Yards, to the Wolf 

 Dens. 



From the Primate House, past the Elephant Yards, south to 

 the Service Road. 



From the Aquatic Bird House to the western steps of Baird 

 Court. 



From the Boat House northward to the Buffalo Entrance. 



From the West Farms Road, northward to Bronxdale (new 

 addition). 



